Monday, 5 September 2016

Garmin Fenix Chronos is the company's latest premium wearable

Garmin has launched the new Fenix Chronos,
the newest member of the company's Fenix range of smart-ish watches.

The Fenix Chronos is based on the Fenix 3 and
Fenix 3 HR but with a few changes. Like the other two, Chronos has a 1.2-inch
sunlight-readable Garmin Chroma Display that uses ambient light to make itself
readable thereby saving on power. It also has build-in GPS and GLONASS
connectivity for tracking. Like the Fenix 3 HD, Chronos also has an integrated
heart rate monitor and barometric altimeter with 3-axis compass.

What's different about the Chronos is the
choice of materials. It is available in three band options, leather, stainless
steel, and titanium. These make the Chronos look more like a premium timepiece
than a simple geeky wearable.

Unfortunately, the Chronos also loses some
features of the other two watches. The battery is now 180mAh instead of 300mAh
on the other two watches, with battery life dropping to one week in watch mode
compared to two weeks on Fenix 3 HR and six weeks on the Fenix 3 and 13 hours
in GPS training mode compared to 16 and 20 hours on the Fenix 3 and Fenix 3 HR,
respectively.

The Fenix Chronos is priced at $900, $1000,
and $1500 for the leather, stainless steel, and titanium options, respectively.